India schedule at Asian Games 2026 Day 4: Women chase cricket gold, PV Sindhu faces Japan on September 22 | Hindustan Times

India will enter September 22 at the 2026 Asian Games with perhaps their clearest opportunity yet to secure a first gold medal, as the women's cricket team faces Sri Lanka in the final on a day crowded with medal events across shooting, wushu, karate, equestrian, fencing and swimming.India's medal tally stood at six after Monday's action, with shooting continuing to provide the bulk of the returns. Himanshu Dhillon won silver in the men's 10m air rifle individual event, while Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil took bronze after the Indian trio of Dhillon, Patil and Parth Rakesh Mane had earlier claimed the team silver. Suchika Tariyal also created history by winning India's first Asian Games medal in mixed martial arts, taking bronze in the women's traditional 60kg category.Tuesday, however, offers the possibility of converting India's steady accumulation of medals into gold. The women's cricket team will meet Sri Lanka in the final at 10:30 am IST, having already guaranteed themselves at least a silver. The match is among the most significant fixtures of India's day and arrives amid a programme that begins five hours earlier and continues until the men's hockey team faces Sri Lanka at 3:30 pm. Elavenil Valarivan, already a double silver medallist at these Games, will return to the shooting range alongside Parth Rakesh Mane in the 10m air rifle mixed team event. Qualification begins at 6:15 am, before the final round at 8:25 am. India's skeet campaign will also continue, with Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill and Mairaj Ahmad Khan competing in the men's events and Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon and Maheshwari Chauhan in the women's section.There is another direct medal opportunity in wushu, where Hanjabam Langlentombi Devi competes in the women's Nanquan and Nandao final at 6:29 am. Karate could develop into another important medal avenue, with Chetan Bhatt already through to the men's Kumite -84kg semifinal, while Alisha begins her women's Kumite -55kg knockout campaign later in the morning.India face Japan in two badminton quarterfinalsBoth Indian badminton teams have formidable quarterfinal assignments against hosts Japan. The women's team, featuring PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda, Devika Sihag and Tanvi Sharma among others, takes the court at 6 am, while the men's side plays Japan at 11:30 am.Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty, HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth are among India's men's singles options, while Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty headline the doubles contingent. With both ties carrying semifinal places, badminton could considerably reshape India's medal prospects before the day is over.The fencing programme is particularly extensive. Sanasam Hemash Singh begins in the men's foil pool stage, while Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari and Taniksha Khatri compete in women's épée. Depending on qualification, Indian fencers could be involved through the successive knockout rounds and all the way to medal bouts in the afternoon.India will also have action in boxing, kabaddi, table tennis, soft tennis, esports, artistic gymnastics and equestrian. The men's hockey team will bring the scheduled programme towards its conclusion when it plays Sri Lanka in Pool A at 3:30 pm IST.Also Read: Asian Games 2026 Day 3: Himanshu, Rudrankksh and Suchika deliver medals; India dominate team eventsHere is the full schedule for India at the Asian Games 2026 on Day 4 (September 22):Shooting10m Air Rifle Mixed Team – Qualification Round: Parth Rakesh Mane, Elavenil Valarivan | 06:15 ISTSkeet Men (Individual) – Qualification Round Day 2 (50 Targets): Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill, Mairaj Ahmad Khan | 06:30 ISTSkeet Men (Team) – Qualification Round Day 2 (50 Targets): Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill, Mairaj Ahmad Khan | 06:30 ISTSkeet Women (Individual) – Qualification Round Day 2 (50 Targets): Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan | 06:30 ISTSkeet Women (Team) – Qualification Round Day 2 (50 Targets): Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan | 06:30 ISTAir Rifle Mixed Team – Final Round: Parth Rakesh Mane, Elavenil Valarivan | 08:25 ISTSwimmingMen's 1500m Freestyle – Final B: Aryan Nehra | 07:29 ISTMen's 4x100m Medley Relay – Heat 2: Rohit Benediction, Danush Suresh, Rishabh Das, Akash Mani | 08:05 ISTMen's 4x100m Medley Relay – Final: Rohit Benediction, Danush Suresh, Rishabh Das, Akash Mani (subject to qualification) | 14:55 ISTTable TennisWomen's Team – Round of 16: India (Sreeja Akula, Yashaswini Ghorpade, Diya Chitale, Sutirtha Mukherjee, Syndrela Das) vs. Thailand | 06:30 ISTMen's Team – Round of 16: India (G Sathiyan, Harmeet Desai, Manav Thakkar, Manush Shah, Payas Jain) vs. TBC | 09:00 ISTBadmintonWomen's Team – Quarterfinal (Court 2): India (PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda, Devika Sihag, Tanvi Sharma, Isharani Baruah, Treesa, Gayatri, Kavipriya, Simran, Tanisha) vs. Japan | 06:00 ISTMen's Team – Quarterfinal (Court 2): India (Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty, HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth, Tharun Mannepalli, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, Hariharan Amsakarunan, MR Arjun, Dhruv Kapila) vs. Japan | 11:30 ISTKabaddiMen's Team – Group A (Game 4): India vs. Republic of Korea | 07:15 ISTHockeyMen's Team – Pool A (Match 6): India vs. Sri Lanka | 15:30 ISTWushuWomen's Nanquan & Nandao – Final (medal event): Hanjabam Langlentombi Devi | 06:29 ISTWomen's Sanda 60kg – Quarterfinal: Roshibina Devi vs. TBD | 14:30 IST OnwardsMen's Sanda 56kg – Quarterfinal: Aryan vs. TBD | 14:30 IST OnwardsBoxingWomen's 51kg – Round of 32 (Bout 12): Sakshi vs. Aira Villegas (Philippines) | 08:30 IST OnwardsMen's 55kg – Round of 32 (Bout 18): Jadumani Singh Mandengbam vs. Thapa Chandra Bahadur (Nepal) | 13:30 IST OnwardsCricketWomen's Team – Final (medal event): India vs. Sri Lanka | 10:30 ISTKarateMen's Kumite -84kg – Semifinal (Bout 107): Chetan Bhatt vs. Meng-yu Chung (Chinese Taipei) or Mohammad Aljafari (Jordan) | 07:35 ISTMen's Kumite -84kg – Bronze Medal Bout: Chetan Bhatt (subject to qualification) | 07:50 ISTWomen's Kumite -55kg – Round of 16 (Bout 111): Alisha vs. Cok Istri Agung Sanistyarani (Indonesia) | 09:20 ISTWomen's Kumite -55kg – Quarterfinal (Bout 113): Alisha vs. Hong Kio Lei (Macau) (subject to qualification) | 09:40 ISTWomen's Kumite -55kg – Semifinal: Alisha (subject to qualification) | 09:55 ISTWomen's Kumite -55kg – Repechage: Alisha (subject to qualification) | 10:15 ISTWomen's Kumite -55kg – Bronze Medal Bout: Alisha (subject to qualification) | 10:35 ISTMen's Kumite -84kg – Final: Chetan Bhatt (subject to qualification) | 12:40 ISTWomen's Kumite -55kg – Final: Alisha (subject to qualification) | 12:50 ISTEquestrianEventing Team (Dressage) – Final Day 1: Ashish Limaye, Fouaad Mirza, Arjan Nagra | 05:45 ISTEventing Individual (Dressage) – Final Day 1: Ashish Limaye, Fouaad Mirza, Arjan Nagra | 05:45 ISTEventing Team (Show Jumping) – Final Day 1: Ashish Limaye, Fouaad Mirza, Arjan Nagra | 12:00 ISTEventing Individual (Show Jumping) – Final Day 1: Ashish Limaye, Fouaad Mirza, Arjan Nagra | 12:00 ISTFencingMen's Foil Individual – Pool 1: Sanasam Hemash Singh vs. Tan Raphael Juan Kang (Singapore), Iimura Kazuki (Japan), Tranquilan Sammuel (Philippines), Cheong Chong Kio (Macao, China) and Al Shuaibi Saeed (Oman) | 06:30 IST OnwardsMen's Foil Individual – Pool 5: Sanasam Hemash Singh vs. Khan Baryal (Pakistan), Chen Chih-Chieh (Chinese Taipei), Nurumov Galim (Kazakhstan), Youn Jeonghyun (South Korea) and Narmandakh Chingis (Mongolia) | 06:30 IST OnwardsWomen's Épée Individual – Pool 2: Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari vs. Koh Elle Meihui (Singapore), Nguyen Phuong Kim (Vietnam), Khakimova Malika (Uzbekistan), Larrazabal Alexa (Philippines) and Tang Junyao (China) | 08:15 IST OnwardsWomen's Épée Individual – Pool 4: Taniksha Khatri vs. Damdinpurev Mercy (Mongolia), Sangngio Natpapat (Thailand), Bakaldina Irina (Kazakhstan), Alhosani Zainab (UAE) and Lim Taehee (Republic of Korea) | 08:15 IST OnwardsMen's Foil Individual – Round of 32: Sachin (subject to qualification) | 10:00 ISTMen's Foil Individual – Round of 32: Sanasam Hemash Singh (subject to qualification) | 10:00 ISTWomen's Épée Individual – Round of 32: Taniksha Khatri (subject to qualification) | 10:40 ISTWomen's Épée Individual – Round of 32: Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari (subject to qualification) | 10:40 ISTMen's Foil Individual – Round of 16: Sachin, Sanasam Hemash Singh (subject to qualification) | 11:20 ISTWomen's Épée Individual – Round of 16: Taniksha Khatri, Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari (subject to qualification) | 11:20 ISTMen's Foil Individual – Quarterfinals: Sachin, Sanasam Hemash Singh (subject to qualification) | 12:00 ISTWomen's Épée Individual – Quarterfinals: Taniksha Khatri, Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari (subject to qualification) | 12:00 ISTMen's Foil Individual – Semifinal 1: Sachin (subject to qualification) | 13:50 ISTMen's Foil Individual – Semifinal 2: Sanasam Hemash Singh (subject to qualification) | 14:10 ISTWomen's Épée Individual – Semifinal 1: Taniksha Khatri (subject to qualification) | 14:30 ISTWomen's Épée Individual – Semifinal 2: Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari (subject to qualification) | 14:50 ISTMen's Foil Individual – Medal Bout: Sachin, Sanasam Hemash Singh (subject to qualification) | 15:10 ISTWomen's Épée Individual – Medal Bout: Taniksha Khatri, Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari (subject to qualification) | 15:30 ISTArtistic GymnasticsWomen's Qualification Sub Division 2 – Vault (Only): Pranati Nayak | 10:30 ISTEsportsFootball (eFootball™) – Group F (Match 1): Daniel Patel, Chinmay Sahoo vs. Uzbekistan | 05:30 ISTFootball (eFootball™) – Group F (Match 3): Daniel Patel, Chinmay Sahoo vs. Mongolia | 14:00 ISTSepaktakrawMen's Team Regu – Preliminary Group B (5): India vs. Malaysia | 05:30 ISTSoft TennisWomen's Singles – Group D (Match 1): Aadhya Tiwari vs. Alisha Ziegler (Thailand) | 05:30 ISTMen's Singles – Group D (Match 1): Jay Meena vs. Hussain Arain (Pakistan) | 07:00 ISTMen's Singles – Group C (Match 2): Aryan Thakur vs. Bold-erdene Altangerel (Mongolia) | 09:30 ISTWomen's Singles – Group D (Match 3): Aadhya Tiwari vs. Kainaat Shallwani (Pakistan) | 10:30 ISTMen's Singles – Group C (Match 3): Aryan Thakur vs. Po-Yi Chen (Chinese Taipei) | 12:00 IST